Football

WASHINGTON - Guilford was outgained by nearly 300 yards. But
three huge plays on special teams and six takeaways allowed the
Quakers to leave DuFour Field with a 32-23 victory over Catholic
University in Old Dominion Athletic Conference action Saturday.

Junior wide receiver Chris McKinney scored three times to lead
Guilford (3-6, 2-3) to its first win over the Cardinals (3-6, 1-4)
in three tries. His 9-yard touchdown reception from Josh Smith
concluded a six-play drive with 3:53 left to conclude the scoring.
The key play was a muffed punt return by CUA that McKinney
recovered at the Cardinal 19 with 6:42 to go.

McKinney opened the scoring with an 86-yard punt return down the
right sideline to tie the NCAA record for most punt return TDs in a
season. He is the fifth NCAA Division III player to accompish the
feat. Former Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys running back Chris
Warren did it last for Ferrum in 1989.

After Greg Stokes hit a 34-yard field goal to draw CUA within
13-10 midway though the third period, sophomore running back Marcus
Ballard returned the ensuing kickoff 80 yards to put Guilford on
top, 20-10. Smith, who replaced an injured Oren Robinson, then
hooked up with McKinney for a 21-yard TD. Senior strong safety
Jimmy Nalls blocked his second extra point of the game to hold the
Quaker lead to 26-10.

CUA junior James Vollono scored on a 3-yard run early in the
fourth quarter but Derek McGee's 2-point pass attempt failed. McGee
cut it to 26-23 when he found sophomore Patrick Truxillo (seven
receptions, 130 yards) in the right corner of the end zone with
7:58 remaining.

McGee, who rushed for a career-high 110 yards on 15 carries, was
21 of 44 for 305 yards, one TD and a season-high three
interceptions. His 346 pass attempts for the year broke the
Cardinal record of 324, set by Dave Long in 1985.

The Cards posted 477 yards of total offense to Guilford's 184.
CUA fumbled five times and lost three. The Quakers lost both of
their fumbles and were not picked off.

Ballard rushed for a team-high 63 yards on 14 attempts,
including a 45-yard jaunt as Guilford jumped to a 13-0 lead. McGee
found Dan Evans for 10 yards late in the opening quarter for the
Cardinals' first score.

CUA, which converted 8 of 17 third downs, was 0-for-3 on fourth
down. It twice lost the ball on downs inside the Quaker 5.